Book: Magnificent Monologues for Kids

So, your kid wants to be an actor? Kayla can attest that it is hard work, but having the right training and studying the craft is essential. Kayla is getting ready for the summer and is scheduled to meet with her photographer this week to re-shoot her headshots and recently got this book "Magnificent Monologues for Kids" in preparation for her next audition.

She turns 9 in June and her agency recommends that kids her age, have two monologues memorized - one humorous and the other serious. A monologue is a short recitation of scene or story, usually longer than two or three minutes in duration. It offers a casting director the opportunity to evaluate an actor's range and breadth of their acting skills.

Kayla got the book from Amazon by UPS yesterday and quickly thumbed through the pages to find the ones she liked the most. The book also gives many audition tips and has monologues for girls and boys. She read a few to her parents out loud and they agree, they are incredible.

Memorizing lines is difficult, but with practice it can be done. Critical to the delivery is the acting that goes into it (most casting directors are looking for that spark, that makes the difference). She plans to shoot her lines on video and will post the clips on-line for your review. She is already thinking about her character and puts herself into the situation to make the lines come alive. All actors should.

Kayla recommends this book to all actors and actresses.



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Book: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

Kayla enjoyed this book picked from the shelf at school. "This book is very funny and it might make you pee in your captain underpants" Kayla, innocently laughs and quips. Kayla tells us it took a week to read it. She explained that she reads on the bus and before she goes to bed (when mommy and daddy go to bed). This is a continuation of our model to encourage and reward our children to read books. We recommend that parents pay their children to read books not chores.

Our Model:
- Select and read the book
- log it in her journal (a book we bought for her with many pages for logging memories, ideas, and her book reading)
- post the book on the web from our Amazon account for future revenue
- get paid (our model is $1 for a super easy book, $3 for a more complex book, and $5 for a chapter book)
- save 80% which goes into the bank and 20% of the money she gets to spend on whatever she wants
- donate a portion of her revenue to a children's charity and to the children's ministry at church

What we believe: By paying kids to read books (not chores) we inspire kids to learn to read and love it. At some point, we believe she will develop a natural curiousity and will want to read without expectation of payment (although we don't mind paying her). In addition, we also have a model to pay her to write short stories. Inspire your kid today and try it. We would be happy to share more of our model with you.

Kayla enjoys negotiating her pay rate, logging her books, and giving us a mini-book review (so that we know she actually read it).

Book Recommendation: Penny Lee and Her TV

Kayla enjoyed this book. Penny Lee loves to watch TV and her dog doesn't want her to watch TV because Penny Lee doesn't pay attention to it. When the TV goes out, the dog is happy for the extra attention. Lesson learned, it is better to go outside and play then watch TV all day.

Book Recommendation: The Peanut Butter Trap

Kayla recommends this book, a lesson on not repaying tricks on others as it may backfire.

Kayla Discovers Selena

Kayla's family recently rented and bought the "Selena" movie on DVD and Kayla and sister Kenna have fallen in love with a star. Of course, they were saddened to find out what happened to this young and rising influence.

Kids need fantastic role models and Selena continues to be that for so many. We loved the way she dreamed and how she cared for her fans and friends. We thought you would like this tribute video found on YouTube (although in Spanish, it shows how much her fans loved her). Visit: www.q-productions.com (the official Selena website).

Kayla's Bookstore: "Froggy Eats Out"

Kayla recently read this book as part of her book reading rewards program. She highly recommends it and says your kids will love it too! Write back and tell her what you thought. Here is a recent review of the book:

On the occasion of Froggy's parents' anniversary, it's time for the family to head for Chez Yum, a hoity-toity restaurant with tablecloths and flower-filled vases. This means trouble. Froggy only has a few rules to remember--"Be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table"--but it's absolutely not that simple. Froggy fidgets, shakes salt on his hand and licks it, bangs his spoon on the table, flips his spoon (bonk! oops!), pulls petals off flowers, sucks on sugar cubes (and ice cubes), and then, of course, simply must flop around singing. Just as he's getting down to actually eating, he spies his pretty classmate Frogilina, a guest star from Froggy's First Kiss. This doesn't help matters. As an embarrassed Froggy ducks under the tablecloth, spaghetti and fly sauce goes, well, flying. At that, the whole family gives up and heads to a local diner for burgers and flies. Youngsters will giggle out loud at the oh-so-familiar stunts (and trademark Froggy sound effects) of an irrepressible frog faced with the dreaded Fancy Dinner. This fine addition to the much-loved Froggy series could serve as a lighthearted way to approach table etiquette, but mostly it's just good messy fun. (Ages 3 to 6) --Karin Snelson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"Young Bucks" on Child Entrepreneurship, a Must Read for Parents of Kids

Kayla (7) has been on a journey into entrepreneurship for several years, developing her future interests. We would love to hear from parents who want to inspire their kids to think like millionaires. Kayla now has several interests in development from modeling, to acting, do becoming a song writer, screenwriter, and director.

Her mom and dad are reading this book together to help inspire their young children to develop the ability to dream and develop strategic thought. Her parents recently purchased a journal for Kayla at the cost of $8 and now she is in business. This journal is to be used for her to write songs, keep track of books she has read, and screenplay shorts she has developed.

Her parents pay her $5 per 2-page song, $10 per 10-page screenplay, and have developed a pay per book read model, starting at $1 going to $20 per book (the more complex books pay more). Kayla is not on an allowance, she must earn her money, just like a business owner. To add dimenstion to this business, her dad will convert a screenplay into a mini-film to be placed on the web. Kayla will cast and direct her own movies. So, stay tuned! She is excited about her next venture!

Buy this book today and read it as a family! Your child could be the next millionaire! Visit: www.TheMarketingVortex.com for more marketing ideas.

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Pay Your Children To Read Books and Raise Leaders

A post from Kayla's Dad

Thank you for visiting Kayla's blog. I recently attended the "Houston Business Expo" here in Houston, where Kirbyjon Caldwell, Jim McIngvale, Deborah Duncah, and Mayor Bill White spoke. Mr. Caldwell talked about one of his friends John Maxwell a leadership training expert noted for many successful books and corporate speaking engagments. In Mr. Caldwell's message, he cited Mr. Maxwell - "If you want to raise employees, pay your chidlren to do chores. If you want to raise leaders, pay your children to read books."

So, Kayla and I discussed this and came up with a program where she will get paid to read books. We also have decided on a negotiated price on the value of the book she reads. A $1 book would be very limited writing and many pictures, a $3 book would have more words and fewer photos, and $5 would be a thicker book, with lots of words. We haven't decided on a limit yet (who knows how many books she will want to read now).

Finally, a $10 book is a book that daddy and mommy want her to read that has more reading than she might be used to. In addition, we still want to instill the entrepreneurship spirit in her and other young children (if you have children, we hope you try this). So, we have started an on-line bookstore for all of the books that she reads that are available on Amazon.com for sale. She will be providing her review of each of her books and you and your family can decide if you want to puchase the book. If you have any business ideas for kids, please send them to Kayla@KaylaVentures.com

Sincerely,

Andy and Kayla (7) Valadez